The light of Asian Seed flickers
Remembering the late Indian seed pioneer and APSA co-founder Dr Kuldip Raj Chopra, Researcher, entrepreneur, co-founder and honorary lifetime member of APSA, passed away on...
Continue ReadingCovid-19, importance of seed testing in seed supply chain
Gubba Seed Lab has organized a webinar for the seed fraternity on “ Covid-19, importance of seed testing in seed supply chain” on 21st May,...
Continue ReadingExplained: Labour short, can direct seeding be alternative to paddy transplanting?
The two granary states of Punjab and Haryana could face a shortage of an estimated 10 lakh labourers, mainly seasonal migrants from Bihar and Uttar...
Continue ReadingTelangana to regulate crops; to tell farmers what to grow and how much
No Rythu Bandhu to farmers that violate State’s mandate Perhaps for the first time in the country, the Telangana government is going to tell farmers...
Continue ReadingNew Seed Bill – Impact on farmers and seed industry
M. PRABHAKAR RAO President, National Seed Association of India The new Seed Bill, while addressing challenges of protection of intellectual property, harmonization between various legislations...
Continue ReadingRice-ing concern: COVID-19 creates supply and price volatility for Asia’s most ‘cost-sensitive’ crop
Lockdowns and trade barriers across Asia due to the COVID-19 pandemic have thrust rice – one of the region’s largest agricultural commodities – firmly into...
Continue ReadingWebinar for Seed Industry hosted by Gubba Seed Cold Storage
Gubba hosted a webinar about “ Covid-19, Seed Industry Challenges & how to overcome” . looking at the current lockdown scenario and the still in...
Continue ReadingAPSA AND KASETSART UNIVERSITY INK MOU TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
The Asia and Pacific Seed Alliance and Thailand’s leading agricultural institute, Kasetsart University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on “Projects to Promote Sustainable...
Continue ReadingScientists create virus-resistant tomato plants
Researchers of Valencia’s Polytechnic University (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) have used tools that regulate gene expression in order to produce tomato...
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